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$4000 Cabin plan? Not so fast!
Updated on May 17th, 2022
BUILD THIS CABIN FOR $4000$6000! More Free Plans Download: Workbench Construction Plans Build a Hoop House...Continue Reading
Autos & Machinery
ISLAND LIFE: Steve Maxwell’s Pickup Truck Story
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Do you like old trucks Let me tell you about two Ford F-series pickups I've owned since 1986 – a 1968 F250 and his...Continue Reading
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CASE STUDY: A Visit to Steve’s Stone House
Updated on August 12th, 2021
There’s more than one motivation for building a house, and mine goes back to the summer of 1974 I was 11 years old...Continue Reading
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SMALL HOME & CABIN BUILDING PLANS & VIDEO COUR...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Building a small, affordable tiny home of your own – that's what my Cozy Cabin building course and plans package...Continue Reading
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INFO RESOURCE: Finding Products to Kill Mold
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Looking for products to kill mold Many of the specific products I test and recommend are new enough that store clerks...Continue Reading
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LIFE IMPROVEMENT: Eat Better With a Root Cellar
Updated on May 17th, 2022
Back in 2009 a book publisher called me with an offer to write a book on root cellars and I thought it was the silliest...Continue Reading
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Cash-Only Mentality Ruining Home Improvement Scene
Updated on August 12th, 2021
While television shows constantly reminds us Canadians about shoddy workmanship and unscrupulous home improvement...Continue Reading
Woodworking & Cabinetmaking
How to Properly Sharpen a Chainsaw Blade
Updated on July 8th, 2021
With fall coming up, hands-on Canadians everywhere will be firing up their chainsaws for tree trimming and...Continue Reading
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Personal Responsibility
Updated on July 8th, 2021
The 15-word warning next to a hand hole in a cardboard water pipe carton I came across a while back should make us all...Continue Reading
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Steve and His Ford Trucks
Updated on July 8th, 2021
If you’re committed to making good things happen around your home and property, a reliable truck is the most...Continue Reading
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How Can I Cover a Water Cistern to Keep Dirt Out?
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Steve explains a system that cleans roof water before storing it in a cistern, and offers directions for more...Continue Reading
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Simple, Secure Storage
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Sheltered storage space is always in short supply around rural homes and cottages But as true as this is, it doesn’t...Continue Reading